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Capree Bell
5-7, So. / Nampa, ID

2006:
Qualified for the NAIA Championships in the pentathlon (indoor) and heptathlon (outdoor), finishing eighth in the hep (4,574) staged in Louisville, Ky... Was ninth in the pentathlon (3,053) but was second after 4 events... Also qualified for the NAIA outdoor high jump, finishing 14th over 26 competitors... At the GSAC championships in Azusa, was second in the 100 hurdles (15.64) and sixth in the high jump (5' 2 1/4").

2005:
Ran the first leg of the outdoor distance medley relay team that won the Texas Relays and set a new school record (11:21.10)... Set best time in the 800m run at the SEC Quad in 2:17.20, finishing fourth... Ranked second on the squad in the 1500m run with her win at the Ole Miss Open (4:34.24)... Runner-up in the 5000-meter run at the Jace Lacoste in 17:41.74, her season best... Recorded top time in the 4x400m relay winning the Jace Lacoste in 3:49.41... Took third at the SEC Quad in the 1500m run in 4:37.16 and fifth at the TCU Invitational (4:37.12)... Won the 1500m run at the Bulldog Invitational in 4:41.61... Finished in 11th at the prelims of the SEC Outdoor Championships in a time of 4:36.58... Won the SEC Indoor Championship in the distance medley relay (11:26.39), only relay team in school history to win an SEC Championship... Ran the first leg of the indoor distance medley relay team that set a new school record and won the Rod McCravy Memorial with their time of 11:18.04, an NCAA automatic qualifying mark... Set top time in the indoor 800m run at the Arkansas State Invitational in 2:14.75, taking fifth... Ranked second on the squad in the mile run with a time of 4:53.94, finishing in fifth place at the Rod McCravy Memorial... Finished third in the mile run at the SEC West Challenge in 5:00.65... Recorded a 5:06.24 at the SEC Indoor Championships with a 12th place finish in the prelims... Won the distance medley relay at the Arkansas State Invitational and Rod McCravy Memorial, running the first leg in both races... Earned all-Academic team honors by the National Collegiate Div. I Track Coaches Association.

High School:
Competed in 4 seasons of track & field for coach Brad Abbott at Centennial High in Boise... Was a 3-time Idaho state champ in the high jump, including her 2001 freshman season when she won with a clearance of 5' 2"... Won it again as a 2002 sophomore and 2004 senior with jumps of 5' 4"... As a 2003 junior was the state runner-up in the 100-meter high hurdles (15.05) and was fifth in the 300 hurdles (47.26)... As a member of Team Idaho she competed in the 2002 USAT&F Junior Olympics in Omaha, Neb., in the 100-meter hurdles... Also lettered 2 seasons in basketball and swimming.

Personal:
Born Jan. 5, 1986, in Boise, Ida. to Dexter and Deborah Bell... Has 1 brother (Jacob)... Spent the fall of 2005 attending classes at Clark Atlanta University, a historical black university in Georgia... Taught Sunday School at her home church... Named among Idaho's "Top Scholars" for 2004... Majoring in international business and communications.

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Julene Bailey-Kaufusi
Sophomore / 5-5 / Hurdles, Jumps / Boise, ID (Centennial HS)

Attending BYU:
Lettered four times in track at Skyview High School ... four-time state champion ... Idaho Gatorade Athlete of the Year in 2002 and 2003 ... As a member of Team Idaho she competed in the Junior Olympics, World Youth Games, World Junior Games and the Pan-American Games.

Before BYU / High School:
Ran the first leg of the outdoor distance medley relay team that won the Texas Relays and set a new school record (11:21.10)... Set best time in the 800m run at the SEC Quad in 2:17.20, finishing fourth... Ranked second on the squad in the 1500m run with her win at the Ole Miss Open (4:34.24)... Runner-up in the 5000-meter run at the Jace Lacoste in 17:41.74, her season best... Recorded top time in the 4x400m relay winning the Jace Lacoste in 3:49.41... Took third at the SEC Quad in the 1500m run in 4:37.16 and fifth at the TCU Invitational (4:37.12)... Won the 1500m run at the Bulldog Invitational in 4:41.61... Finished in 11th at the prelims of the SEC Outdoor Championships in a time of 4:36.58... Won the SEC Indoor Championship in the distance medley relay (11:26.39), only relay team in school history to win an SEC Championship... Ran the first leg of the indoor distance medley relay team that set a new school record and won the Rod McCravy Memorial with their time of 11:18.04, an NCAA automatic qualifying mark... Set top time in the indoor 800m run at the Arkansas State Invitational in 2:14.75, taking fifth... Ranked second on the squad in the mile run with a time of 4:53.94, finishing in fifth place at the Rod McCravy Memorial... Finished third in the mile run at the SEC West Challenge in 5:00.65... Recorded a 5:06.24 at the SEC Indoor Championships with a 12th place finish in the prelims... Won the distance medley relay at the Arkansas State Invitational and Rod McCravy Memorial, running the first leg in both races... Earned all-Academic team honors by the National Collegiate Div. I Track Coaches Association.

Personal:
Born February 1985 in Nampa, Idaho ... parents are Larren and Joanne Bailey ... is married to Teni Kaufusi and they have a son, Kaiden.

Statistics:
BEST MARKS: PV - 13-06.5, LJ - 17-06, 200m - 26.1, 100m - 12.4

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Donovan Kilmartin
6-2 / 171 / Senior / Decathlon / Eagle, Idaho (Eagle) / Member of the University of Texas men's track team

2005:
Sophomore Donovan Kilmartin (Eagle, Idaho) edged teammate Trey Hardee (Birmingham, Ala.) to win the heptathlon as the Texas men's track and field team finished competition at the Houston Indoor Classic on Saturday, Jan. 29. Kilmartin won three of the seven events to score 5,752 points squeaking past Hardee, who also won three events in scoring 5,633 points. The Houston Indoor was not scored on a team basis.

High School:
Three-time Track and Field News All-American in the decathlon at Eagle High in Eagle, Idaho... national high school record-holder in the decathlon (7,486 pts.) and in the indoor pentathlon (4,303 pts.)... four-time Idaho Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year... helped lead the Mustangs to four straight Idaho 5A state championships and was named MVP each year... four-time Idaho state champion in the high jump and long jump and three-time state champ in the pole vault and 110m hurdles... 15-time Junior Olympic National Champion and 37-time Junior Olympic All-American ...finished as the runner-up in the voting for Track and Field News' Men's High School Athlete of the Year in the second tightest vote on record in the publication's history as a senior ...rated the No. 1 decathlete in the nation for the second straight year by that publication ...also rated the No. 2 performer in the nation in the pole vault by Track and Field News ...ranked as the No. 1 performer in the decathlon (junior implements), No. 2 in both the pole vault and long jump and T-No. 4 in the high jump according to Track and Field News following his senior campaign... member of Team USA at 2003 Pan Am Junior Championships... won the decathlon and set a new Pan Am Junior and national prep record with 7,486 points... won the decathlon with 7,341 points at the 2003 USA Junior Track & Field Championships... recipient of the Idaho Wendy's High School Heisman in 2002 ...member of Team USA at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica ...member of Team USA at the 2001 Youth World Championships in Hungary... named Verizon Most Outstanding Male Athlete at the 2001 Junior Olympics... voted team MVP of cross country squad as a freshman... coached by Gary Gorrell ...boasts top prep marks of 7,486 points in the decathlon, 17-4 1/2 in the pole vault, 7-2 in the high jump, 24-10 1/2 in the long jump, 13.86FAT in the 110m hurdles, 46-7 in the shot put and 167-7 in the discus... also competed for Team Idaho Track Club under Tim Severa and Mark Murdock... valedictorian of Eagle High with a 4.00 GPA and a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal:
Born June 11, 1984 in Silver City, New Mexico... son of Jim and Carol Kilmartin... majoring in biomedical engineering.

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Hilary McClendon
Freshman / Eagle and Bishop Kelly High Schools / Attends Colorado University in Boulder

College:
Hilary was a member of the varsity Buffalo Cross Country team that earned a second straight runner-up finish in the NCAA Men's & Women's Cross Country Championships in 2006. She is currently competing for Colorado in track and field.

High School:
McClendon began running the summer of 2004 and she started out with short distances. She placed third at the Junior Olympics in 2004 at Eugene, Ore. in the 400-m hurdles with a mark of 1:04. That fall, she competed in her first season of cross country. McClendon raced all the way to a state championship in the 5A division with a time of 19:39 in the 5k race. She transfered in the spring of 2005 and was unable to compete for her high school track team. McClendon ran unattached her senior cross country season. She took 18th at the FootLocker West Regional in a time of 18:51. McClendon was named to the All-Western FootLocker Team for her performance.

In the summer of 2005, she placed third in the 3,000M steeplechase with a personal record of 10:48. She chose Colorado for the great coaching, running locations and school.

In the Classroom:
McClendon intends to major in integrated physiology at Colorado.

Personal:
Hilary McClendon was born on August 1, 1988 in Santa Rosa, Calif. She is the daughter of Mike and Cathy McClendon of Eagle, Idaho. Her father was an All-American in cross country at the University of Oregon under head coach Bill Bowerman.

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Kevin Pabst
Freshman / Multi-Events / Borah HS / Boise, Idaho

2006 Indoor Track:
Kevin Pabst was a part of the The Distance Medley relay team and received first team all-WAC honors in for their efforts. The team consisted of Mike Thompson, Kevin Pabst, Yousfi, and Friesen (1st, 10:18.63).

High School:
Participated in football and track... Earned all-state honors... Is the Idaho state record holder in the 300m hurdles (37.74)... Participated with Team Idaho for three years as a decathlete and pentathlete... Earned All-American honors.

Personal:
Full name is Kevin Jay Pabst... born Nov. 6, 1986 at Seattle, Wash. ... son of Jon and Janet Pabst... intended UI major is sport science.

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Megan Perner
5-7, Fr. / Boise, ID

Before BYU:
Tied the state record in the 100mH while a senior at Borah HS ... two-time state 100mH champion ... state high jump champ as a sophomore and placed in the long jump and pole vault ...as a member of Team Idaho she is a seven-time All-American in high jump, heptathlon, pentathlon and pole vault.

Personal:
Born May 1987 in Portland, Ore. ... parents are Debbie and Jarome Perner.

Statistics:
BEST MARKS: PV - 12'2, Hept - 4011

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Jennifer McPherson
6-0 / So. / 1L / Nampa, ID / Middle Distance

2004:
In her second season at Mississippi, Jennifer set a personal best in the 800m run at 2:12.21 taking second place at the TCU Invitational... Part of the team that won the distance medley relay at the Texas Relays and set a new school record in the event at 11:10.06... Won the 1500-meter run (4:28.69) at the Bulldog Invitational... Best time of the season in the 1500-meter run was 4:20.8 which came at the Jace Lacoste Invitational and set a regional qualifying mark... Placed 11th in the SEC Championships in the 1500-meters with 4:26.60... At the Mid-east regional, finished ninth in the 1500-meters (4:32.25)... Finished 24th at the NCAA Championships in the 1500-meters (4:34.09)... Several standout performances marked her indoor season... Was apart of the 4x400-meter relay team that yielded a first place finish at the Rod McCravy Memorial (3:53.97)... At the SEC Indoor Championships, she was apart of the distance medley relay team that finished second (11:27.54)... In the mile run, met an NCAA provisional qualifying mark, finishing 11th in the prelims at the SEC Indoor Championships (4:55.52)... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2003:
Ran the first leg of the outdoor distance medley relay team that won the Texas Relays and set a new school record (11:21.10)... Set best time in the 800m run at the SEC Quad in 2:17.20, finishing fourth... Ranked second on the squad in the 1500m run with her win at the Ole Miss Open (4:34.24)... Runner-up in the 5000-meter run at the Jace Lacoste in 17:41.74, her season best... Recorded top time in the 4x400m relay winning the Jace Lacoste in 3:49.41... Took third at the SEC Quad in the 1500m run in 4:37.16 and fifth at the TCU Invitational (4:37.12)... Won the 1500m run at the Bulldog Invitational in 4:41.61... Finished in 11th at the prelims of the SEC Outdoor Championships in a time of 4:36.58... Won the SEC Indoor Championship in the distance medley relay (11:26.39), only relay team in school history to win an SEC Championship... Ran the first leg of the indoor distance medley relay team that set a new school record and won the Rod McCravy Memorial with their time of 11:18.04, an NCAA automatic qualifying mark... Set top time in the indoor 800m run at the Arkansas State Invitational in 2:14.75, taking fifth... Ranked second on the squad in the mile run with a time of 4:53.94, finishing in fifth place at the Rod McCravy Memorial... Finished third in the mile run at the SEC West Challenge in 5:00.65... Recorded a 5:06.24 at the SEC Indoor Championships with a 12th place finish in the prelims... Won the distance medley relay at the Arkansas State Invitational and Rod McCravy Memorial, running the first leg in both races... Earned all-Academic team honors by the National Collegiate Div. I Track Coaches Association.

High School:
Lettered four years in track and cross country for Al Stout at Skyview HS... Won her cross country team1s MVP award all four years... Named Athlete of the Year at Skyview her senior year... Won the "Iron Hawk" (MVP) award her junior and senior seasons... Honored as the most valuable distance runner all four years of high school... Lists her best 1500m time at 4:39... Ran her best 3000m in 10:12... Earned a letter in basketball... Named captain of the cross country team two years and of the track team her senior season... Took the Top Scholar Award as a junior... Valedictorian of her graduating class.

Personal:
Jennifer Lynn McPherson was born August 28, 1983, in Ashland, Ohio... The daughter of Steve and Beth McPherson... Undecided in a major

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Alina Schimpf
Sophomore / Boise, ID / Boise H

2005:
Alina Schimpf burst on the collegiate scene last year setting the Boise State indoor record in the pole vault, while posting the second best all-time outdoor mark for the event. She first set the indoor record on February 5 in the United Heritage Invitational with a mark of 12-5.50 (3.80m), breaking Sadie SweetÕs record of 12-4 set during the 2003 season. Schimpf tied the record a week later on February 12 at the Holiday Inn Team Invitational. She placed fifth at the WAC Indoor Championships. Her outdoor mark came during the Golden Bear Team Invitational in Berkeley, California when she went 11-11.75 (3.65m). Schimpf scored again at the WAC Outdoor Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma with an eighth place finish.

High School:
After placing sixth at the Idaho High School State Track and Field Championships in the pole vault as a sophomore, Schimpf improved to a fourth place finish as a junior before winning the Class 5-A State Championship her senior season. Her top mark in the pole vault was 11-6. She also competed in the with best mark 16-11. Schimpf also excelled in the classroom where she was a member of the schoolÕs Honor Roll, the National Honor Society and a National Merit Scholar semi-finalist. Her high school coaches were Dennis Konrad and Brad Tinker.

Major:
Chemistry

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